This is a slightly newer model of the more expensive 1007 which does have a keyboard input but the 1009 does not suffer from the memory loss the 1007 has. I've chosen this over the Sony multi changers because i've read some bad reviews where the sony's can sometimes put the discs back in the wrong number.

Any comments? Oh and an mp3 based unit is no good, I have 300+ cd's and will be using optical out.

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I used a Sony 355 for a couple of weeks before upgrading to a pair of 455s. In this limited time the units have all behaved as they should. If you want any specific info on these units please ask away - you won't get any sense from anyone at Sony!

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Have not listened to the Pioneer but read decent reviews, I had thought about buying one. I use a 20 Gig Nomad Jukebox 3 for well Jukebox duties, I currently have 120 albums on there and Have filled 3/5 of the drive but I do use Variable bit rate at 100% quality so the files are about 3-4 times bigger than the standard 128K, sound quality is good and the best thing is the flexibility of the play functions, you can have as many different play lists as you want and transition is seamless when in shuffle mode (it buffers the data so no discs to change), If you definitely want optical then this is not an option but dont dismiss MP3 on storage grounds. I think there are also 40Gig options available.

Paul - Experience > Something you gain when things do not go as you expected .